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AT, Iron Bridge (Falls Village) - West Cornwall Road 2 Jul 2017

Date of Hike: 2 Jul 2017

Trail Conditions:
-Conditions were very dry until an intense shower passed around 8pm.
-If this trail gets wet, there will be slick rock in the vicinity of West Cornwall Road
-2pm West Cornwall Road parking one spot left (4-5 cars)
-If you are heading north, streams get dryer and dryer until you drop down to the Housatonic.

Special Equipment Required: Bug Spray

Comments:
-Parked car at West Cornwall and rode bike north to Water Street for a late start at 2pm.
-Water street: Easy to stash bike. Nice access to the Housatonic there for tubing/kayaking/canoeing-consider parking there and taking a tube/kayak down the Housatonic to Rt 4/7 (or further) , hike back up.
-Trail magic crew there providing goodies to the thru-hikers.
-Counted 4 thru-hikers
-Counted 8 locals towards dusk heading to Sharon Mtn Campsite
-Plenty of white tail deer, concentrated bird songs all along trail